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January 14, 2015 Page 2 CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS BY THE CITY COUNCIL 1. Hours of Operation The proposed hours of operation will be from llam to 11pm Sunday through Thursday, and llam to lam Friday and Saturday. The Applicant has indicated the business's peak hours will be 6pm to 9pm seven days a week. The proposed hours are similar to other like- businesses within the area (i.e. Village Pub). At the December 9, 2014 meeting of the City Council, the Applicant indicated that typically there is an increase in orders for delivery and /or takeout between 10:OOpm and 1:OOam. He stated that being open during these hours is "critical to their business plan with delivery and takeout making up approximately 70% of the business ". The Applicant also mentioned that the dine -in area will be closed by 10:00pm each day. The Planning Commission should consider a condition to limit the hours of operation due to sensitivity of the surrounding and immediate neighborhood and proximity to single - family residential neighborhoods. Staff has proposed the following condition for consideration by the Planning Commission: • Hours of operation shall be limited until llpm Sunday through Thursday and lam Friday and Saturday night. The dine -in portion of the restaurant shall cease at lOpm every night. All delivery vehicles after 10pm must park on the north side of the building located at 2510 Kenzie Terrace to minimize headlight glare onto the neighboring single - family residential areas to the south. 2. Screening The existing parking lot layout and design has a total of two access points off of /onto Lowry Avenue to the south; one along the western portion of the building and one along the eastern portion of the building. In between the two access points, there is a fairly opaque fence that runs along the southern portion of the existing drive aisle /parking lot area between three (3) mature trees (See Exhibit E: Site Photos). The existing parking spaces are located to the east and north of (in front of) the existing building located at 2510 Kenzie Terrace. The remainder of parking spaces are located to the south of the existing building located at 2520 Kenzie Terrace (currently occupied by a day -care facility). On the Property, there are a total of 6 parking spaces that face toward the south property line (i.e. facing the single - family residential homes to the south). Of those 6 parking spaces, it appears that 1 -2 parking spaces are located in line with the easternmost access drive off of Lowry Avenue. The remainder of parking spaces are visually screened by the existing mature tree and opaque fence already in place, as well as by other cars parked in the spaces just to the south of these 6 parking spaces (if occupied). While additional screening options are limited, concern was raised about headlight glare from the parking lot onto the existing single - family residential homes to the south. The Planning Commission could consider a condition to require additional landscaping to help mitigate this concern. Staff has proposed the following condition for consideration by the Planning Commission: • Additional natural landscaping/screening is required along the west side of the existing easternmost drive -aisle access to /from Lowry Avenue along the south border of the Property. Screening shall consist of coniferous shrubs and /or trees, in a quantity adequate to visually screen as much of the parking lot area as feasible, and shall be at least three (3) feet in height. All screening must comply with the City's vision triangle standards to ensure